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For the purpose of computing a grade-point average for graduation, only the grades received in those courses counting toward the degree, including grades in repeated courses, are included in the average. (See Grade-Point Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree on General Education Requirements.)
For the special method used to determine eligibility for transfer into the University, refer to the transfer admission policy on Admission of Transfer Applicants.
EX--Temporarily excused. Approved extension of time to complete the final examination or other requirements of the course. Applies to both undergraduate and graduate students. Entitles the student to an examination later without fee, or additional time to complete other requirements of the course. (Only the dean of the student's college may authorize such an extension of time in an individual case. A grade of EX that is not removed by the end of the first eight weeks of instruction in the next semester in which the student is enrolled in an undergraduate college on the Urbana-Champaign campus automatically becomes a grade of E. If the student receiving an excused grade does not reenroll on the Urbana-Champaign campus, the excused grade, if not removed, becomes an E after one calendar year.)
CR--Credit earned. To be used only in courses taken under the credit-no credit grading option. (Instructors report the usual letter grades. Grades of A, B, and C will automatically be converted to CR.)
NC--No credit earned. To be used only in courses taken under the credit-no credit grading option. (Instructors report the usual letter grades. Grades of D, E, and Ab will automatically be converted to NC.)
IP--Course in progress.
Miss--Missing grade. Instructor has failed to submit a grade for the student.
DF--Grade temporarily deferred. To be used only in those thesis, research, and special problems courses extending over more than one semester that are taken by graduate students as preparation for the thesis and by undergraduate students in satisfaction of the requirements for graduation with honors, and in other approved courses that extend over more than one semester. (Requests for use of the DF grade in courses that extend over more than one semester, and therefore require postponement of the final grade report, must be submitted in writing by the executive officer of the department offering the courses to the dean of the appropriate college for concurrence. A current list of courses that have received such approval is maintained in the Office of Admissions and Records.)
S--Satisfactory, and
U--Unsatisfactory. To be used only as final grades in graduate thesis research courses, in graduate and undergraduate courses given for zero credit, and in other courses that have been specifically approved by the head or the chairperson of the department concerned, with concurrence of the appropriate college dean. A current list of courses that have received such approval is maintained in the Office of Admissions and Records.
Pass--To be used only in courses passed by special or proficiency examinations. A minimum grade of C is required to pass.
A full-time undergraduate student in good academic standing (not on probation) may, with the approval of his or her adviser, take a maximum of two courses each semester under the credit-no credit grading option. Part-time students may take one course each semester under this option. Summer session students may take one course under the credit-no credit option.
A maximum of 18 semester hours earned under the credit-no credit grading option may be applied toward a baccalaureate degree at the Urbana-Champaign campus of the University. A correspondence course taken on a credit-no credit basis will be included in the 18-semester-hour credit-no credit limit.
Any lower- or upper-division course may be chosen under the credit-no credit option except courses used to satisfy the University's general education requirements, courses designated by name or area by the major department for satisfying the major, and those specifically required by name by the college for graduation. In cases of subsequent change of major, courses previously taken under the credit-no credit option in the new field may qualify for meeting major requirements.
For a course taken in residence, undergraduate students must exercise the credit-no credit option only during on-campus registration, within the first eight weeks of instruction in a semester, during the first four weeks of an eight-week course taught in a fall or spring semester, during the first two weeks of instruction in the four-week summer term, or during registration or within the first four weeks of instruction in the eight-week term. Students may elect to return to the regular grade option by filing an amended request within the first eight weeks of instruction in a semester, within the first four weeks of instruction in an eight-week course taught during a semester, during the first two weeks of instruction in the four-week summer term, or within the first four weeks of instruction in the eight-week summer term. The credit-no credit option form must be properly approved and deposited in the college office.
Instructors are not informed of those students in their classes who are taking work under the credit-no credit option, and they report the usual letter grades at the end of the course. These grades are automatically converted to CR or NC. Grades of C or better are required in order to earn credit. Credit-no credit courses are not counted toward the grade-point average but are included as part of the total credit hours. Final grades of CR or NC (for credit or no credit) are recorded on the student's permanent academic record and subsequently will not be changed to letter grades.
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